I have been embroidering for as long as I can remember and have always had a fascination with clothing and textiles
I am a Seattle transplant
Mother of three lovely, fun, maddening children.
Gardener,Self-employed crazy quilter & at times just plain crazy!

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

looking past

I remember when I was a little (5 or 6?) my g’ma lived in unincorporated scappoose ore. though the house was set up for electricity they didn’t have any yet, their house was off the grid for the most part, she would drag her hand work or the treadle out to the porch and sew there until the sun went down. they had cold water from the taps but drinking water came from the pump outside the kitchen door, and if you wanted a bath it was heated on the stove and carried to the tub!I remember asking G’ma why she didn’t have electricity, her answer was because it was simpler not to. as I get older I understand what she meant more and more!

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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

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About Me

I started quilting when I was pregnant with my first child 20 years ago and I've been embroidering since I was 8.
I've also been a notorious magpie, keeping bits and pieces of this and that
I put them all together & WOW! how much fun is this! ;)